While traveling for business recently, I was introduced to a game called Sudoku. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9. After solving a couple of Sudoku puzzles, I thought about how easier it would be to have the game in a computer program that could give the user a hint when stumped, solve the puzzle, or save a game and come back to it later.
Below are links to the two main sections of this project:
This project was very challenging for me. I am more of a "jump-in" and start programming person when I am working on my own projects. At work with government contracts, we are force to use the waterfall method. I do not believe that the waterfall method suits me at all. UP is suits my style more but I tend to do the domain mapping and use-cases as I go in my head. Getting my thoughts and plans in a graphical form was difficult but I think in time it will tend to work out better for me.
Project 1 - Sudoku Game
While traveling for business recently, I was introduced to a game called Sudoku. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9. After solving a couple of Sudoku puzzles, I thought about how easier it would be to have the game in a computer program that could give the user a hint when stumped, solve the puzzle, or save a game and come back to it later.
Below are links to the two main sections of this project:
Inception
Elaboration Iteration 1
Conclusion
This project was very challenging for me. I am more of a "jump-in" and start programming person when I am working on my own projects. At work with government contracts, we are force to use the waterfall method. I do not believe that the waterfall method suits me at all. UP is suits my style more but I tend to do the domain mapping and use-cases as I go in my head. Getting my thoughts and plans in a graphical form was difficult but I think in time it will tend to work out better for me.